Gazit-Globe operates in the United States through Equity One
and in Canada through First Capital Reality Inc
. It is also the largest shareholder in Finland's
Citycon and together with Citigroup controls
shopping mall developer Atrium European Real Estate.

"What we are seeing today are opportunities in major cities
in Europe," Roni Soffer, Gazit-Globe's president, told Reuters.
"It's more expensive to buy the same asset in North America."
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